Sefer Shemot, literally, “book of names”, seems to be a misnomer for our Parsha. (Rabbinic…
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Vayigash: Simple Faith
After twenty-two difficult years, Yaakov was informed that his beloved son Yosef was the Viceroy of…
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VaYetze: Ignoring G-d's Promise
Yaakov Avinu was on the run. Forced to leave home after "stealing" the birthright from his brother…
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Toldot: Raising Children
There is no greater challenge than that of raising refined children. It is a task with so many…
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Chayei Sarah: Beyond Death
Our patriarchs and matriarchs did not have easy lives. Each faced problems of famine, of wandering…
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Firing for Gossip
Office chatter has long been a staple of the workplace. While such occasional chit chat can serve…
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Fair Funding Lessons
Despite pockets of great wealth many Jews continue to live below the poverty line, and middle class…
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Ekev: The Big Bribe
The greatness of a person is revealed by the little things that one does. The greater the person,…
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Rolling the Dice
The accusations against an official of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in a gambling…
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VaEtchanan: It's Your Fault
"And G-d was angry at me for your sakes (lemanchem) and would not hear me. And G-d said to me,…
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Tisha B'Av: Evading Responsibility
“But the Second Temple, that they were involved in Torah and Mitzvoth and Gemilot Chasadim (loving…
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More Work Pays Less
The obligation to pay a worker on time is so central to Jewish ethics that failure to do is a…
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Chukat: Dying of Thirst
One of the most beautiful and impactful aspects of the Torah is its description of the humanity of…
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Yom Yerushalayim: Sason and Simcha
Numbers play a significant, if usually symbolic, role in Jewish thought. Perhaps the most symbolic…
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Communal Education
The ever increasing costs of Jewish education have been the focus of many articles recently…
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Beha'alotcha: It's Good to Complain
One of the causes for disappointment with the generation that left Egypt was their constant…
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Shavuot: A New Holiday
The shalosh regalim of Pesach, Shavuot and Sukkot are a celebration of great historic events…
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Emor: Religious Secularism
Two of the most dangerous threats to society are religious fanaticism and rampant secularism. The…